Arriving in hardcover, ebook and audio editions, the book details Springsteen's life in his own words. Written over the last seven years, Born to Run takes the reader from the musician's childhood in Freehold, New Jersey, through his rise to Asbury Park's "bar band king" and into his collaborations with the E Street Band. A press release notes that it shines a light on some of the "personal struggles" that influenced his most famous work — including the song borrowed for the book's title.

"Writing about yourself is a funny business," Springsteen says in the book. "But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this."

In addition to the book's release this fall, Springsteen has also hinted that he has an upcoming solo musical projectin the works.